Antonyms for detract from
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : dih-trakt |
| Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈtrækt |
- approve
- attend
- be below
- believe
- cherish
- commend
- compliment
- develop
- enhance
- enlarge
- exalt
- expand
- extend
- fall behind
- fix
- flatter
- follow
- go along
- grow
- help
- improve
- increase
- laud
- lengthen
- lose
- mark up
- maximize
- mend
- mismanage
- neglect
- obey
- overrate
- oversize
- overvalue
- pay attention
- praise
- prolong
- promote
- raise
- recognize
- regard
- remember
- respect
- serve
- submit
- surrender
- trust
- upgrade
- yield
Definition of detract from
Origin :- early 15c., from Middle French détracter, from Latin detractus, past participle of detrahere "to take down, pull down, disparage" (see detraction). Related: Detracted; detracting.
- As in preponderate : verb dominate
- As in diminish : verb belittle
- As in discount : verb ignore; treat as insignificant
- As in dominate : verb govern, rule
- As in downgrade : verb lower in opinion or rank
- As in dwarf : verb minimize
Synonyms for detract from
- abase
- abuse
- bad-mouth
- belittle
- bench
- blink at
- boss
- break
- brush off
- bump
- bust
- call the shots
- cheapen
- check
- command
- control
- cut down to size
- declass
- decrease
- decry
- degrade
- demean
- demerit
- demote
- denigrate
- depreciate
- derogate
- detract from
- devalorize
- devalue
- dictate
- dim
- diminish
- direct
- disbelieve
- discredit
- disparage
- dispraise
- disrate
- disregard
- dominate
- domineer
- doubt
- dump on
- eclipse
- fail
- forget
- give comeuppance
- handle
- have one's way
- have upper hand
- head
- hinder
- hold sway over
- humble
- influence
- keep under thumb
- knock off high horse
- lay down the law
- lead
- lead by the nose
- look down upon
- lower
- make small
- manage
- mark down
- micrify
- minify
- minimize
- mistrust
- monopolize
- neglect
- omit
- outshine
- overbear
- overlook
- overpass
- overrule
- overshadow
- pan
- pass over
- play first fiddle
- poormouth
- predominate
- preponderate
- prevail
- prevail over
- put away
- put down
- question
- reduce
- reign
- reign supreme
- reject
- retard
- rise above
- rule
- rule the roost
- run
- run down
- run the show
- scoff at
- scout
- set back
- sit on top of
- slight
- stunt
- subject
- subjugate
- superabound
- suppress
- sway
- take down a peg
- tear down
- tower above
- tower over
- tyrannize
- undervalue
- write off
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